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Clarinet Chronicles: 5 Reasons You Should Attend ClarinetFest® by Jenny Maclay www.jennyclarinet.com ClarinetFest® is only a few months away! Here are a few reasons why you and all your clarinet friends should make plans to attend ClarinetFest® this July: Meet clarinetists from around the world. The International Clarinet Association has members from around the world, and every year they gather at the annual ClarinetFest®. Meet international clarinetists and discover more about their country, music, repertoire, and culture. Make new friends. The best part about ClarinetFest® is that everyone you meet shares something in common – we all love the clarinet! Lifelong friendships haveRead More →

Five Minute Interview: ICA Secretary Christopher Nichols What is your current position? I currently serve as Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of Delaware Department of Music, as well as maintain an active performance and recording schedule. Since September 2018, I have served as secretary of the ICA board of directors. Who have been your biggest influences in clarinet? My teachers from the beginning to date have each inspired and encouraged me in their own way: Chet Heinz (now deceased), Carol Timmerman-Yorty, John Schwartz, Ian Greitzer, Ken Radnofsky, Steve Barta, Günter Voit, Tod Kerstetter and Stephanie Zelnick. How long haveRead More →

2019 ICA Honorary Member – Ron Odrich Clarinetist, composer, novelist and teacher Ron Odrich has played and recorded with Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Phil Woods, Buddy DeFranco, Eddie Daniels and other jazz greats. He studied with Lennie Tristano and a list of outstanding clarinet teachers; Sal Amato, Jimmy Abato, Kal Opperman, Robert Marcellus, Daniel Bonade and David Weber. After a tenure as soloist in the “Crew Chiefs” jazz quintet attached to the Air Force Band “Airmen of Note,” Ron went on to perform with the Vinnie Burke Quartet, Clark Terry (small and large orchestras), as a musician-actor in the original Broadway cast ofRead More →

2019 ICA Honorary Member – Dr. Alan E. Stanek Alan E. Stanek, Emeritus Professor of Music and Director of the School of Performing Arts (1976-2001), at Idaho State University. In addition to his administrative duties he was responsible for teaching clarinet, music appreciation and music education methods courses, coaching chamber music ensembles, and supervising student teachers. He was the Conductor/Music Director of the Idaho State-Civic Symphony from 1976 to 1980. Dr. Stanek holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Michigan (1974). He completed his Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music of the University ofRead More →